Runes of Refinement

A Path of Exile 2–inspired item crafting system for Valheim. Apply runes and omens to your equipment to add, reroll, and corrupt modifiers — bringing deep endgame itemization to the Viking world.

How It Works

Getting Runes & Omens

Runes and omens drop from any creature in the world. What can drop depends on the biome:

Biome	Runes	Omens
Meadows	Becoming, Addition	—
Black Forest	Becoming, Addition, Konungr's	—
Swamp	Addition, Konungr's, Ascension, Jörmungandr's, Desecration	—
Mountain	Konungr's, Ascension, Transmutation, Jörmungandr's, Desecration	Elements, Protector, Order, Sinistral, Dextral
Plains	Ascension, Transmutation, Jörmungandr's, Oblivion, Desecration	Elements, Protector, Order, Sinistral, Dextral, Whittling, Abundance
Mistlands	Ascension, Jörmungandr's, Oblivion, Norn's, Desecration	All omens, including rare: Corruption, Perfection, Greater Annulment

Basic runes are more common in early biomes (2–3% chance). Advanced runes and omens are rarer (0.1–0.5%). Drop rates can be adjusted in the config.

Using Runes (Cursor-Apply)

Open your inventory
Right-click a rune — it attaches to your cursor
(Optional) Left-click an omen while holding a rune — the omen modifies the rune's behavior
Right-click a valid equipment item — the rune is consumed and the effect is applied
Right-click empty space or press Escape to cancel

What Can Be Enchanted

Any equippable gear: swords, axes, bows, maces, shields, helmets, chest armor, leg armor, capes, tools (pickaxes, axes), and utility items.

Item Rarity Progression

Items start as Normal (no modifiers) and progress through rarities:

Normal → Magic (1-2 mods) → Rare (3-6 mods) → Corrupted (sealed)

Magic items hold up to 2 modifiers (1 prefix + 1 suffix)
Rare items hold up to 6 modifiers (3 prefixes + 3 suffixes)
Corrupted items can never be modified again, but may gain a mythic affix

Item Tiers (T1–T6)

Items are automatically assigned a tier based on their base stats (damage, armor, block power). Higher tiers roll stronger affix values:

Tier	Biome	Affix Range
T1	Meadows	0–25% of max
T2	Black Forest	15–40%
T3	Swamp	30–55%
T4	Mountain	45–70%
T5	Plains	60–85%
T6	Mistlands/Ashlands	80–100%

Crafting Examples

Basic enchant: Right-click Rune of Becoming → right-click a Normal iron sword → the sword becomes Magic with 1 random modifier (e.g. "+7% damage, +5% stamina cost").

Targeted craft: Right-click Rune of Ascension → left-click Omen of Elements → right-click a Rare weapon → adds a guaranteed elemental damage modifier (fire/frost/lightning).

Corruption gamble: Right-click Rune of Desecration → right-click any item → unpredictable outcome: mythic enchantment, value shift, extra modifier, lost modifier, or nothing. The item is permanently corrupted.

Features

9 Runes (currency orbs) — Transmutation, Augmentation, Regal, Exaltation, Alchemy, Chaos, Annulment, Divine, Vaal (Corruption)
10 Omens (prophecy catalysts) — Elements, Protector, Order, Sinistral/Dextral, Abundance, Corruption, Whittling, Perfection, Greater Annulment
45 Affixes — 39 regular + 6 mythic, across 5 categories: Offensive, Defensive, Utility, Elemental, Mythic
Item Tiers (T1–T6) — automatic tier detection based on item stats, affects affix roll ranges
Prefix/Suffix system — Magic items: 1 prefix + 1 suffix, Rare items: 3 + 3
Corruption — Vaal orb permanently corrupts items with unpredictable outcomes
Cursor-apply mechanic — pick up a rune, click on equipment to apply
Localization — English and Russian
Server-synced config — drop rates, max affixes configurable by server admin

Runes

Rune	Effect
Rune of Becoming	Normal → Magic (1 modifier)
Rune of Addition	Add modifier to Magic (max 2)
Konungr's Rune	Magic → Rare (+1 modifier)
Rune of Ascension	Add modifier to Rare (max 6)
Rune of Transmutation	Normal → Rare (4 modifiers)
Jörmungandr's Rune	Replace 1 random modifier on Rare
Rune of Oblivion	Remove 1 random modifier
Norn's Rune	Re-roll all modifier values
Rune of Desecration	Corrupt item (irreversible)

Omens

Omens modify the behavior of the next rune applied:

Omen	Effect
Omen of Elements	Force elemental modifier
Omen of the Protector	Force defensive modifier
Omen of Order	Protect best modifier during Chaos
Omen of Sinistral Exaltation	Force prefix
Omen of Dextral Exaltation	Force suffix
Omen of Abundance	Exalted adds 2 modifiers
Omen of Corruption	Vaal always changes something
Omen of Whittling	Chaos removes weakest modifier
Omen of Perfection	Divine sets values to max
Omen of Greater Annulment	Annulment removes 2 modifiers

Affix Categories

Weapon — damage %, elemental damage, attack speed, armor pierce, knockback, backstab, lifesteal, skill bonus, stamina on kill
Armor — armor, max HP, max stamina, resistances (fire/frost/poison), stagger resist, HP/stamina/eitr regen, stealth, move speed, carry weight, exploration radius
Tool — mining/chopping damage, tool damage, swing speed, experience bonus, stamina reduction
Shield — block power, thorns, parry bonus, damage reduction, stamina on parry, armor
Mythic — Lightning strike, frost shield, all-damage boost, survive lethal hit, berserker rage, XP boost

Installation

Install BepInEx and Jötunn
Place RunesOfRefinement.dll in BepInEx/plugins/
Launch the game — runes and omens drop from monsters

Configuration

Config file: BepInEx/config/com.pickteam.RunesOfRefinement.cfg

Setting	Section	Default	Description
`SphereDropMultiplier`	DropRates	1.0	Multiplier for all rune drop rates (2.0 = double)
`OmenDropMultiplier`	DropRates	1.0	Multiplier for all omen drop rates
`EnableMythicProperties`	Features	true	Enable/disable mythic active properties
`AffixValueMultiplier`	Balance	1.0	Multiplier for rolled affix values
`EnableOutOfCombatStamina`	Gameplay	true	No stamina cost while out of combat
`EnableTooltipColors`	Visual	true	Colored text in item tooltips (client-only)
`EnableReforgeEffects`	Visual	true	VFX/SFX when applying runes (client-only)

Server-synced settings (DropRates, Features, Balance, Gameplay) are pushed to all clients by the server admin.

Compatibility

Valheim 0.219+
BepInEx 5.4.2202+
Jötunn 2.23.3+
Works in multiplayer (server-synced)